Jan van Riebeeck High School

Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck is a public co-educational high school situated in Gardens in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. With Afrikaans as its medium of instruction, it was founded by Mr J.J. Jordaan in 1926.

Type: School
Description: school in Cape Town
Also known as: “Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include De Waal Park and Iziko South African Museum.

De Waal Park

Park

Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers. De Waal Park is situated 450 metres southeast of Jan van Riebeeck High School.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Jan van Riebeeck High School.

Labia Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.

The Labia Theatre is one of the oldest independent movie theatres in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated in Gardens, an inner-city suburb in the City Bowl. Labia Theatre is situated 570 metres northeast of Jan van Riebeeck High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Tamboerskloof

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

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Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce.

Jan van Riebeeck High School

Categories: high school, secondary school, and education
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.93417° or 33° 56′ 3″ south

Longitude

18.4087° or 18° 24′ 31″ east

Levels

Open location code

4FRW3C85+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24522083

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q10966631

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Chinese—“Jan van Riebeeck High School” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck”
Chinese: “揚·范里貝克高中”

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